Re-engineering force-regulating proteins inside cells to control their behavior with specific wavelengths of light. Side view of a small group of optogenetically activated cells forming […]
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Pocket-sized device detects E. coli in minutes
Researchers paired a vector network analyzer (VNA) with a small sensor to create a handheld device that can rapidly detect E. coli bacteria in water. […]
Poplar tree discovery could help shape the future of energy and biomaterials
A light microscopy image of a cross section of a Populus trichocarpa stem (diameter of full section: 5 millimeters). The magenta color in the cells […]
Researchers glimpse the inner workings of protein language models
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Within the past few years, models that can predict the structure or function of proteins have been widely used for a […]
Lab-grown stem cells initiate key steps of human egg and sperm formation
This fluorescence microscopy image shows induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that, for the first time, have been induced to enter and partially proceed through meiosis, […]